London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Catering Establishments. At the end of the year, particulars of 3,077 catering establishments were in the register.
| Hotels, restaurants, clubs | 3,510 |
| Cafes, tea shops, etc | 705 |
| Staff Canteens | 180 |
| Public houses | 383 |
| 4,778 |
Notices served—
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 14
Food and Drugs Act, 1955 76
90
Nuisances, defective and unsatisfactory conditions found—
Dirty and dilapidated internally 35
Defective internally 41
Defective drainage 2
Defective floors 33
Preparation tables and equipment worn and insanitary
31
Food storage accommodation inadequate and unsuitable
9
Vegetable preparation and washing up facilities
worn and insanitary 34
Ventilation insufficient 13
Lighting inadequate 1
Staff washing facilities insufficient and unsuitable 3
Staff changing rooms insufficient and unsuitable 9
Fuel, rubbish and other extraneous material in
food preparation rooms 2
Fuel storage accommodation insufficient 1
Water closets—
Insufficient 2
Insufficient ventilation and light 3
Defective 9
Dirty and dilapidated 8
Not separate for sexes 1
Unsuitable 1